John Van Oosten 1942 In August, 1942, the International Board of Inquiry for the Great Lakes Fisheries submitted its report to the governments of the United States and States and Canada. The report, which culminated a two-year investigation, recommended a common or joint agency of control for the fisheries through an international treaty. application/pdf en The Great Lakes fisheries: A review of the report of the International Board of Inquiry for the Great Lakes Fisheries article